Literary terms and devices

Question 1

Jas is a real Romeo with the ladies.

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Allusion

Question 2

"My mama don't like you, and she likes everyone."

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Paradox

Question 3

I know I'm nobody and she shouldn't listen to me, but I told her less is more!

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Paradox

Question 4

This is an example of:

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Allusion

Question 5

Exaggeration used for effect. Not to be taken literally.

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Hyperbole

Question 6

A contradictory phrase that upon further thought is actually true.

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Paradox

Question 7

I can resist anything except temptation.

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Paradox

Question 8

The reader knows information the characters do not

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Dramatic irony

Question 9

"I'm almost done this quiz!"

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Oxymoron

Question 10

If I don't pass English, my parents will kill me!

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Hyperbole

Question 11

"The legs of the chair groaned when he sat down."

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Personification

Question 12

Vivid sensory description

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Imagery

Question 13

The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

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Denotation

Question 14

Michelle sells bells.

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Consonance

Question 15

Repetition of the beginning sound or letter in neighbouring words

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Alliteration

Question 16

This is an example of:

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Understatement

Question 17

The emotional association or response we have to certain words (can be positive or negative)

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Connotation

Question 18

This is an example of:

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Simile

Question 19

This is an example of:

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Allusion

Question 20

Both belugas died from a bacterial infection.

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Alliteration

Question 21

A direct comparison between two unlike things.

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Metaphor

Question 22

She silently threatened the hands of the clock to move faster.

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Personification

Question 23

Her smile was as bright as the sun!

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Simile

Question 24

The student teacher asked for the class' attention.

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Oxymoron

Question 25

That girl is a walking dictionary.

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Metaphor

Question 26

Repetition of consonant sounds within neighbouring words

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Consonance

Question 27

She clearly misunderstood what he was saying.

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Oxymoron

Question 28

This is an example of:

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Understatement

Question 29

I close my eyes so I can see.

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Paradox

Question 30

"The bacon sizzled in the pan."

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Onomatopoeia

Question 31

The central, underlying message the author is trying to get through to the reader.

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Theme

Question 32

A cultural, historical, literary, mythological, or religious reference

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Allusion

Question 33

This is an example of:

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Understatement

Question 34

Two contradictory words placed side by side.

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Oxymoron

Question 35

He ran faster than a rabbit being chased by two dogs.

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Simile

Question 36

A comparison between two unlike things, using like, than, or as.

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Simile

Question 37

Repetition of vowel sounds within neighbouring words

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Assonance

Literary terms and devices

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Literary terms and devices

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